Title: Admin User Registration
Last modified: May 20, 2024

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# Admin User Registration

 *  Resolved [Sharonq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharonq/)
 * (@sharonq)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-registration/)
 * A new nuser with ADMIN priviledges was created on my site even though “anyone
   can register” is turned off. Does Cleantalk serurity protect from this? This 
   is a huge vulerability. We only have 1 admin user on this site and I didn’t do
   it.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fadmin-user-registration%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [eugenecleantalk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eugenecleantalk/)
 * (@eugenecleantalk)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-registration/#post-17767764)
 * Hello [@sharonq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharonq/).
 * Many variants are possible. Registration could be due to XSS or some other vulnerability(
   cms/plugin/theme). Our plugin can detect and prevent (or notify about vulnerabilities)
   some of them.
 * We suggest you to install our plugin. After installation, run the built-in [malware scanner](https://cleantalk.org/help/security-malware-scanner).
   If you need help understanding the scan results or if the issue recurs, just 
   let us know.
 *  Plugin Support [eugenecleantalk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eugenecleantalk/)
 * (@eugenecleantalk)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-registration/#post-17785766)
 * Hello.
   We haven’t heard back from you in a few days, so I’m going to mark this
   topic as “resolved”.If you have any further questions, you can start a new topic
   or contact us via our private Ticket System: [https://cleantalk.org/my/support/open](https://cleantalk.org/my/support/open).

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 * Last activity: [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-registration/#post-17785766)
 * Status: resolved